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The first compilation of single releases by oppressed and wholly original Ethio-groove musician Ayalew Mesfin, Hasabe represents the first issue of presumably the last great, unheard catalog of ‘70s Ethiopian music. The music Mesfin created with his Black Lion Band is amongst the funkiest to arise from Addis Ababa; his recording career, captured in nearly two dozen 7” singles and numerous reel-to-reel tapes, shows the strata of the most fertile decade in Ethiopia’s 20th century recording industry, when records were pressed constantly by both independent upstarts and corporate behemoths, even if they were only distributed within the confines of the unconquerable East African nation. To date, only four of Ayalew Mesfin’s songs have been reissued, as part of Francis Falcetto’s Ethiopiques series: this is the first anthology of his music, and the first time he has involved himself in the process.

VINYL ME, PLEASE (VMP) EXCLUSIVE BUNDLE – No62:

First Official Compilation of Ayalew’s Music

Sourced From Artist’s Personal Collection

Remastered by Dan Johnson, Head of Archiving  at United Recording Studios

180g Maroon Colored Vinyl

16pg Full Color Liner Notes & Photo  Booklet

12" x 12" Original Art Print by  Billy Clark

BRAND NEW, SEALED, NEVER  BEEN OPENED!

Description from Vinyl Me, Please website:

“The first  compilation of single releases by oppressed and wholly original Ethio-groove  musician Ayalew Mesfin, Hasabe represents the first issue of presumably thelast great, unheard catalog of ‘70s Ethiopian music. The music Mesfin created  with his Black Lion Band is amongst the funkiest to arise from Addis Ababa; his  recording career, captured in nearly two dozen 7” singles and numerous  reel-to-reel tapes, shows the strata of the most fertile decade in Ethiopia’s 20th  century recording industry, when records were pressed constantly by both  independent upstarts and corporate behemoths, even if they were only  distributed within the confines of the unconquerable East African nation. To  date, only four of Ayalew Mesfin’s songs have been reissued, as part of Francis  Falcetto’s Ethiopiques series: this is the first anthology of his music, and  the first time he has involved himself in the process.”